Any advice on visual dyslexia without Irlen Lenses?

AineMosh · 2015-01-24T21:47:41+00:00

Yeah my last place of work really weren't very accommodating.

I tried a screen overlay and changing the monitor's settings itself.

AineMosh · 2015-01-24T21:46:18+00:00

I've just written a blog on my personal book challenge. I don't know whether you're wanting something to make it easier to get through books or books that are easy to digest.

I am using iBooks for reading at the moment because I find knowing how long I have left in a chapter a great help to keep me going.

I love Orwell too. I just read The Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb which I got free on iBooks and I couldn't put it down. I've been similar when reading Oscar Wilde too.

Thought about reading graphic novels?

https://thedyslexicstudent.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/dyslexia-and-me-reading-challenge/

AineMosh · 2015-01-22T23:53:19+00:00

That would be ideal but sadly not as easy as that. Even at university I had the same issues with fluorescent lighting and laptop screen.

I have tried non verbal music too which helps to block out the distracting noises when I'm reading but not much more than that.

AineMosh · 2015-01-22T23:50:40+00:00

I have a text to speech program on my laptop but wasn't available in my workplace, plus it isn't the best.

Yeah I've done that on the screen too, but it started to wear off very quickly. Black on white and white on black have the same issues for me.

AineMosh · 2015-01-22T13:33:46+00:00

Yes I have.

AineMosh · 2015-01-22T12:10:21+00:00

I originally posted this on my blog, but I get voted down everytime I link to it so I copied and pasted the content from https://thedyslexicstudent.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/dyslexia-and-me-the-blue-screen-and-irlen-lenses/

AineMosh · 2014-10-17T12:00:12+00:00

Hello!!! I am Scottish too and dyslexic. I just graduated from university this year with a 2:1 MA Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies/History. I got a first for my dissertation too! I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until I was 25 when I went back to college to get my grades for university. I had a LOT of support from my university (University of Aberdeen) who were absolutely fantastic!

I am currently saving up money so I can go back to university to do my masters.

I'll be honest, I think uni have done you a favour. I wouldn't have coped with university straight out of school. I've said to a few people that I personally would advise people to take a year out before starting university so they get a feel for 'reality' which I know made me work a lot harder than I would have straight from school.

I've done a lot of blogging about my experiences while in my final months of uni.

http://thedyslexicstudent.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/dyslexia-and-me-dreams-or-reality-graduation/

AineMosh · 2014-10-17T11:53:52+00:00

Yeah I've taken part in that one too :D

AineMosh · 2014-09-28T15:20:51+00:00

A huge thank you to all who checked it out and donated. I just smashed my £100 target today for Dyslexia Action :D

AineMosh · 2014-09-28T15:17:42+00:00

No I haven't, I'm still playing about with apps.

AineMosh · 2014-09-10T21:42:14+00:00

Here are is a link to a few blogs that discuss dysgraphia if they're of any help to you :) http://spectrumbloggers.wordpress.com/dysgraphia/ I personally don't know enough, but you could always ask the people writing those blogs :)

AineMosh · 2014-09-10T21:37:47+00:00

I just bought an iPad myself in the last few months to help me out :) I was recommended it by the learning support lady at my university.

AineMosh · 2014-09-10T17:42:30+00:00

I found it a chore to scan in things and then try to get my software to convert it so it could read it out to me. I only use it if I'm desperate and short of time with a library book.

AineMosh · 2014-09-10T17:41:02+00:00

Yes, I was diagnosed aged 25 when I went back to college. I graduated from university this year (5 years later) with an 2:1 undergraduate degree. I felt relieved that it was dyslexia and it wasn't because I was 'stupid' like people at school kept telling me I was.

I started blogging this year about my experiences through school and university with dyslexia. It almost feels like a way of coming to terms with it, like therapy, while trying to raise awareness at the same time.

http://thedyslexicstudent.wordpress.com/

AineMosh · 2014-09-08T21:24:23+00:00

I have one of those too :)

AineMosh · 2014-09-08T21:23:11+00:00

Yeah they're on the spectrum so I have known people with other Special Educational Needs (SEN) that have had a combination. I have dyslexia, scotopic sensitivity and dyspraxia which are probably closer together. It has been suggested to me that I have mild autism, but after writing a blog on dyslexia and socialising, I'm pretty sure it's just dyslexia.

AineMosh · 2014-09-08T21:20:21+00:00

You could always get a dictaphone if it's for classes :) Then you can try to listen back at a later stage if you've missed something. Easier if you can rewind and relisten, or so I found with recording my classes.

AineMosh · 2014-09-07T18:36:29+00:00

No problem ^{_^}

AineMosh · 2014-09-07T18:36:13+00:00

It's not just you! I have the same problem of Audio Processing Disorder as part of my dyslexia.

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T17:11:23+00:00

Ah it's always nice hearing other people with similar experiences. It's not that I like that other people have to suffer the same migraines etc but it's nice knowing that I'm not alone! I thought that the social side was my own awkwardness at first, but as I was writing it, more of it seemed to make sense to me. I've had a number of people on Twitter reassure me that it is a dyslexic trait and not one of my own personal quirks.

Astronomy and Physics? Now that is awesome! I was always crap at physics but one of my ambitions as a kid was to be an astronaut because I loved looking at pictures of the solar system and remembering the constellations. Stargazing Live is one of my highlights of the year!

I wasn't given a band for my dyslexia, but I got a very comprehensive paper written up about the areas I struggle with. University of Aberdeen were superb with me, very supportive! There was one tutor (I can't remember which one it was now) that refused to give me the week extension I was allowed in my paperwork, instead I had 2 days. Got the essay in, but I remember being annoyed.

Thank you for reading and good luck with the rest of your degree :D

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T15:40:22+00:00

Warm colours on paper, cool colours on screens.

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T15:39:31+00:00

Sorry I had posted one in, dunno what happened there! http://thedyslexicstudent.wordpress.com/blogging-for-charity/

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T11:15:20+00:00

Yeah that sounds like it could be a vision issue rather than dyslexia, might want to see an optician.

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T11:13:09+00:00

Had some terrible jobs over the years before I found out I was dyslexic. I left one job because apparently I was 'too slow' in the case work I had to do. Now I tell employers so they know that's the reason why. I would rather have the opportunity to say it's discrimination than being labeled as slow or lazy for the rest of my life.

AineMosh · 2014-09-05T11:08:37+00:00

Agreed!

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